The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry is a wildly funny western following lovers on the run in 1890s Montana. Barry joined us live to talk about writing his first novel set in America, his writing style and genre bending, character development and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over […]
The world in general is pretty reductive: Entire cultures are routinely reduced to two or three symbolic elements. Romans wore togas and lounged about drinking wine and hosting orgies. Imperial Germany was a land of helmets and mustaches and steins of dark beer. And the Irish drink Guinness, wear green, and get into spirited Quiet Man-esque fistfights. […]